Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate aspiring to a career in Acute Medicine, Speciality Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine or General Practice. Posts are available at FY3 to junior registrar level, and may combine acute medicine with teaching, education, simulation, virtual medicine, quality improvement or ultrasound, with an approximately 70:30 split of clinical work to non-clinical work.
The successful applicants will be part of a broad team consisting of 11 Consultant physicians, specialty trainees in acute medicine and internal medicine, specialty doctors, GP trainees, FY3 doctors, physician associates and advanced nurse practitioners. The post can be for 6 or 12 months.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work within the Department of Acute Medicine, managing patients and providing cover to the Acute Medical Unit 8am-8pm. The Acute Medicine team is responsible for 4 areas, and the post-holder will be involved in the management of patients in all these areas:
- The Higher Monitoring Unit (HMU) is a 7 bedded unit for the most severely unwell medical patients outside of ICU. It provides a 2:1 nursing ratio, continuous non-invasive cardiovascular and oxygen saturation monitoring and level 2 respiratory support (non-invasive ventilation and high flow nasal oxygen).
- The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) is a 46 bedded unit where acute medicine patients are managed in their first 24 hours of admission, with the aim of diagnosing, treating and discharging patients, or transferring them to a specialty ward.
- Same Day Emergency Care, based on the Short Stay Unit aims to diagnose, treat and discharge patients referred to hospital as an emergency on the same day. It has a dedicated nursing and medical team, with access to rapid diagnostics and prompt specialty input if necessary.
- The Virtual Acute Care Unit is rapidly developing and expanding, being particularly strong in treating infectious disease on a virtual basis. A dedicated team, led by consultants, review and monitor patients remotely on a daily basis, reducing hospital admissions and allowing people to be cared for in their own homes.
About us
The Royal Berkshire was rated as an 'Outstanding' Hospital by the CQC in January 2018, and was ranked as the number one place to complete foundation training in 2017. We are a very large District General hospital, with a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services to 500,000 patients across West Berkshire.
The Trust is one of the largest general hospital trusts in the country, and is Reading's biggest employer. The hospital provides all those services normally associated with a very large District General Hospital, with all major specialities represented on a single site, including Accident and Emergency, all major Medical Specialties including a Cardiac Care Unit and renal dialysis, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Intensive Care, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, major Surgical Specialties and Paediatrics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will develop and help deliver a new simulation training programme in Acute Medicine, as well as assisting in the development and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. Support will be provided by the dedicated hospital simulation team and the acute medicine consultants.
Please review the attached JD.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Holds a current licence to practice from, the GMC by the intended start date
- Have evidence of achievement of foundation competences from a UKFPO-affiliated foundation programme or equivalent
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of the basics of managing patients with acute medical conditions
Desirable
- Evidence of skills in the management of patients not requiring hospital admission
- Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (e.g. ALERT, IMPACT certification)
Educational Focus
Essential
- Evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence based practice, patient safety and clinical quality improvement initiatives
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in teaching students, postgraduates and other professionals
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN